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PUBLIC NOTICE

Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.

News Media Information 202 / 418-0500

Washington, D.C. 20554

Internet: http://www.fcc.gov

TTY: 1-888-835-5322

DA 12-928

Released: June 13, 2012

PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF INFORMATION STORED ON

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES

Comment Deadlines Established

CC Docket No. 96-115

COMMENTS DUE: July 13, 2012
REPLY COMMENTS DUE: July 30, 2012

On May 25, 2012, the Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and
Office of General Counsel jointly released a public notice soliciting comments regarding the privacy and
data-security practices of mobile wireless service providers with respect to customer information stored
on their users’ mobile communications devices, and the application of existing privacy and security
requirements to that information.1 The Federal Register published a summary of that public notice on
June 13, 2012.2 Accordingly, and as provided in that summary, comments are due on Friday, July 13,
2012, and reply comments are due on Monday, July 30, 2012. The public notice and the Federal Register
summary provide instructions for filing comments and reply comments.
For further information, contact Douglas Klein of the Office of General Counsel at (202) 418-
1720 or Douglas.Klein@fcc.gov.


1 Comments Sought on Privacy and Security of Information Stored on Mobile Communications Devices, CC Docket
No. 96-115, Public Notice, DA 12-818 (rel. May 25, 2012), available at
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-818A1.pdf,
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-818A1.doc, or
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-12-818A1.txt.
2 See Privacy and Security of Information Stored on Mobile Communications Devices, 77 Fed. Reg. 35,336 (June
13, 2012), available at http://federalregister.gov/a/2012-14496.

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